Estimator

at  Fulton Hogan

Job Posting End Date
July 26, 2024
Job Location
South Geelong
Job Description

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.
• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we’re locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

We are looking to appoint an Estimator to join our Infrastructure Services business in VIC. Based in Geelong, you will play an important role within our minor civil team. Key clients include state government, local government, and the private sector throughout the Barwon South West Region. Day to day you will:

• Review specifications, quality, safety, and other requirements for all tenders, as well as attending site visits to record conditions.
• Develop an accurate scope of works, verifying work schedules and bill of quantities, and completing detailed quantity take offs.
• Ensure resource rates used are correct, coordinating and sending out subcontractor/supply pricing packages, and performing price analysis.
• Price of direct job cost items in Benchmark and compiling tender support information.
• Program the scope of works according to the construction methodology, assessing duration and productivity, and conducting win/loss reporting.
• Participate in meetings and tender reviews, ensuring tenders and quotes are submitted in a suitable format at the appropriate time, assisting with the handover of successful tenders to operational staff, and providing technical advice to clients as required.

To be successful in this role you will have a relevant Engineering qualifications or high-level experience in the civil construction field. You will have a demonstrated experience and technical knowledge of asphalt surfacing and spray seal operations (preferable) or civil infrastructure projects, pricing from first principles and/or delivering projects on site with ambitions to transition into a full-time Estimator role. You will have excellent communication skills with a good rapport with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers across the industry. You will have detailed knowledge of estimating software such as Benchmark or equivalent estimating packages will be highly regarded.
Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.
For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.
We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to appl

• Review specifications, quality, safety, and other requirements for all tenders, as well as attending site visits to record conditions.
• Develop an accurate scope of works, verifying work schedules and bill of quantities, and completing detailed quantity take offs.
• Ensure resource rates used are correct, coordinating and sending out subcontractor/supply pricing packages, and performing price analysis.
• Price of direct job cost items in Benchmark and compiling tender support information.
• Program the scope of works according to the construction methodology, assessing duration and productivity, and conducting win/loss reporting.
• Participate in meetings and tender reviews, ensuring tenders and quotes are submitted in a suitable format at the appropriate time, assisting with the handover of successful tenders to operational staff, and providing technical advice to clients as required